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[the Night became] the Wind Rose and brought us to 



shore, it raind and blowed Violantly untill the Next 



Day— 



Saturday Oct 14*^ 1820 



After an early Breakfast We took to the Woods I say 

 We because Joseph Mason, Cap^ Cummings & myself 

 I believe are allways [ — ] together — 



I shot a Fish Hawk Falco Aliaetos at the mouth of the 

 Big Miami River a handsom Male in good Plumage. 

 he was wingd only and in attempting to Seize Joseph's 

 hand, he ran one of his Claws through the Lower 

 Mandille of his Bill and exibited a very Ludicrous 

 object — these Birds walk with great dificulty and Like 

 all of the Falco and Strix Young throw themselves on 

 their backs to defend themselves — 



We returnd to our Boat with a Wild Turkey 7 

 Partriges a Tall Tale Godwit and a Hermit Thrush 

 which was too much torn to make a drawing of it 

 this was the first time I had met with this Bird and 

 felt particularly Mortified at the Situation — 



We passd the Small Towns of [Madi] Laurence- 

 burgh — in Indiana — Petersbugh in K^. — , We Walked 

 in the afternoon to Bellevue the former residence of a 

 Far Famed Lady of our acquaintance M''^ Bruce; Saw 

 Thomas Newell and old Cap® Green — if My Eyes did 

 not err I saw my suspicions of her conduct that Eve- 

 ning Justified. We Killed 4 Small Grebes at one Shot 

 from a Flock of about 30 We approached them with 



